The farmers in the state, who had lost their crops to the recent rain and hailstorm, may not get any compensation from the pre-sent weather-based insurance scheme in the state as hailstorm is not covered under the policy.
According to sources, the state has adopted the weatherbased insurance in which the compensation is calculated on the basic parameters of temperature, rainfall and moisture
Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has put off its proposal to develop 10 new parks for children in the city for next year due to lack of funds.
The move comes a few weeks after the general body meeting of the JMC decided that the civic body should develop these parks for the benefit of citizens, mostly children, and to make the city green.
JAIPUR: Acting Rajasthan Governor Shivraj Patil on Tuesday called upon all political parties and stakeholders to evolve a consensus on reforms in the water sector to ensure success of the new water policy adopted in the State recently and bring in legislation to control unrestrained exploitation of water resources.
With the sun well on its way to kissing the horizon, it was time again for the queue of peacocks to come on to the feeding bowl. One after the other they took turns, alighting gently from the mounted bowl to make way for the next no sooner they have had their fill for the day.
The development and maintenance of industrial areas will be the top priority of Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO).
Union rural development and panchayati raj minister C P Joshi on Wednesday suggested that the record s maintained under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme could be used to identify the poor to prepare the BPL census 2011.
Emphasising the need for a one-dimensional reference for surveying the BPL families, Joshi said that identifying the
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) will draft bylaws for enforcing Greenline service on all restaurants and hotels in the city.
Under this service, JMC's vehicles will collect garbage and wastes from eateries and transport it to compost plant at Sevapaura.
Launching the service, city mayor Jyoti Khandelwal talked about benefits of the Greenline service on Wednesday.
The contracted firm will
Traffic police in the Walled City area are facing a tough time managing vehicular movement due to low-floor buses, which have become prime reason for frequent traffic congestion.
In fact, driving in the Walled City area during peak hours has become a Herculean task for people and it has become a time-consuming exercise.
The traffic policemen, too, have to suffer a lot because of the low-floor bu
